The Man Who Changed Shanghai

Three siblings, Martin (87) from Monaco, Theo (85) from Canada and Alessa (82) from the USA, narrate the fascinating true-life story of their father L.E. Hudec (1893-1858), a famous architect who helped shape the modernization of Shanghai.
This inspiring documentary not only explores the many exciting details of the life of L.E. Hudec, father of Asian high-rises, through the authentic experiences of Hudec's children and the discovery of the unique 16mm films the window is open to the previously unknown life of Europeans and Americans in Colonial Shanghai before The People's Republic of China was formed.